At Merger, a "nunatak" or rocky peak sticking out of the ice, the only evidence of a visit by U.S. scientists in 1975 is a tiny metal stake covered by a pile of rocks. From Wordnik.com. [Reuters: Top News] Reference
Peggy said ... nunatak: I'll keep an eye on the SciFri blogs. From Wordnik.com. [Added to the Blogroll] Reference
Data Not Shown is a new science blog by UK postdoc Karen James (aka nunatak). From Wordnik.com. [Added to the Blogroll] Reference
Not as much as a solitary nunatak has appeared to relieve the surface of ice and snow. From Wordnik.com. [South: the story of Shackleton’s last expedition 1914–1917] Reference
Dear nunatak, thank you for paying attention to the Dutch BBC EO evolution censorship story. From Wordnik.com. [Not just an American problem (Part I)] Reference
I looked at the map and it should have been a nunatak, but the present ice margin was about 10 kilometers away. From Wordnik.com. [Greenland Melting] Reference
I (nunatak) will be speaking on "Darwin the young explorer" at the Natural History Museum in the Nature Live venue (live stream here). From Wordnik.com. [Beagle Projecteers go live on Darwin Day] Reference
But in one place a nunatak about 250 feet high stood out in front of the precipice, and the ascent of this offered no great difficulty. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole~ The Eastern Sledge Journey] Reference
Peggy said ... nunatak: I believe that the issue of monomaniacalness (if that's a word) is really central to the issue of making the culture of science more welcoming to women. From Wordnik.com. [Christiane Nusslein-Volhard, Sexism and Stereotypes] Reference
Karen 'nunatak' James. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-10-01] Reference
Karen 'nunatak', Peter's fellow beagle blogger. From Wordnik.com. [Project news...] Reference
From here the Dominion Range also looks as if it were a nunatak. From Wordnik.com. [The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913] Reference
Jeff Vervoort A nunatak sticking above the ice of the polar plateau. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
We very soon put our things together, and came down the nunatak even more quickly. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2] Reference
Jeff Vervoort A nunatak on the edge of the polar plateau with a moraine of glacial sediment trailing down one side. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
We saw the stratification on the nunatak which Shackleton supposed to be coal: there was also much sandstone and red granite. From Wordnik.com. [The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913] Reference
Jeff Vervoort The wonders of Antarctica: a moraine in the foreground and a large nunatak, or exposed element of a ridge or peak within an ice field, behind it. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Mount Hope is a nunatak of granite, about 2800 feet in height, of which the summit is strewn with erratics, giving evidence of former glaciation of far greater extent. From Wordnik.com. [South with Scott] Reference
While a valley glacier carries much of its load on top, an ice sheet, such as that of Greenland, is free from surface debris, except where moraines trail away from some nunatak. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Geology] Reference
We made for a slope close to the end of the island or nunatak, where Shackleton must have got up also; it is obviously the only place when you look at it from a commanding rise. From Wordnik.com. [The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913] Reference
"At 3 P.M. it cleared, and Mount Darwin, a nunatak to the S.W. of the others, could be seen. From Wordnik.com. [The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913] Reference
A nunatak about 250 feet high stood out in front of the precipice, and the ascent of this offered no great difficulty. From Wordnik.com. [The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2] Reference
Hi, this is nunatak. From Wordnik.com. [What can £3.5 million buy? Hmm, well, let's see...] Reference
Great post, nunatak. From Wordnik.com. [Not just an American problem (Part II)] Reference
Happy Birthday, nunatak!. From Wordnik.com. [Happy birthday Origin of Species.] Reference
A very interesting post, nunatak. From Wordnik.com. ["Darwin's not a stuff-shirted Nigel Bruce"] Reference
Leave a comment here or email nunatak. From Wordnik.com. [BEAGLE PROJECT SHOP GRAND OPENING] Reference
The correct nunatak spelling would be honour. From Wordnik.com. [Hallelujah! The Beagle Project shop coming soon.] Reference
The Beagle Project Blog: Hi, this is nunatak. From Wordnik.com. [Hi, this is nunatak. Sorry I can't come to the blog right now...] Reference
Hi nunatak. From Wordnik.com. [Not just an American problem (Part II)] Reference
Slide 7: The Quartzite capped nunatak of Quinag. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
7: 25 AM nunatak said. From Wordnik.com. [Added to the Blogroll] Reference
9: 06 PM comments: nunatak said. From Wordnik.com. [Female Academics Should Emulate Old Farts?] Reference
11: 19 PM comments: nunatak said. From Wordnik.com. [Christiane Nusslein-Volhard, Sexism and Stereotypes] Reference
My two mutations are shown in green -nunatak. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-10-01] Reference
nunatak said. From Wordnik.com. [Tuesday top ten: bloggers for Beagle] Reference
Hee, nunatak, I'm flattered!. From Wordnik.com. [Female Academics Should Emulate Old Farts?] Reference
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